PDC to expand commitment to women's darts in 2023

Betfred Women's World Matchplay

The PDC can confirm that the Betfred Women's World Matchplay will be held in 2023, while the PDC Women's Series will also expand to 24 events next year.

2022 Betfred Women's World Matchplay field confirmed

PDC Women's Series

Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock will headline July’s historic Betfred Women’s World Matchplay, with the eight-player line-up for next month’s event now confirmed.

Sherrock and Ashton share spoils at PDC Women's Series

PDC Women's Series

Fallon Sherrock claimed her third PDC Women’s Series title of 2022 on Sunday, as Lisa Ashton completed a weekend double in Barnsley.

Ashton & Winstanley enjoy PDC Women's Series wins

PDC Women's Series

Lisa Ashton picked up her sixth PDC Women’s Series title of 2022 on Saturday as Lorraine Winstanley claimed her maiden victory.

Landmark weekend ahead for PDC Women's Series

PDC Women's Series

This weekend’s PDC Women’s Series will break new ground for the sport, as the battle for Betfred Women’s World Matchplay qualification continues in Barnsley.

Women's World Matchplay spots on the line at next Women's Series

PDC Women's Series

There are qualification places for the Betfred Women’s World Matchplay on the line at the third PDC Women’s Series weekend of the year.

Ashton & Sherrock share Women's Series titles

PDC Women's Series

Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock each picked up Women's Series titles in Wigan on Sunday.

Gulliver & Ashton pick up PDC Women's Series titles

PDC Women's Series

Trina Gulliver picked up the opening PDC Women's Series title on Saturday whilst Lisa Ashton claimed her fourth title in just six events.

Stars preparing for PDC Women's Series' second weekend

PDC Women's Series

The countdown is on to the second weekend of the 2022 PDC Women's Series, which will take place on April 30 & May 1 in Wigan.

Sherrock & Ashton share PDC Women's Series titles

PDC Women's Series

Fallon Sherrock claimed her first PDC Women's Series win of 2022 on Sunday as Lisa Ashton completed a weekend treble in Barnsley.

Mikuru Suzuki and Robyn Byrne shared the spoils as the year's second PDC Women's Series weekend concluded with a double-header in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Following victories for Beau Greaves and Rhian O'Sullivan on Saturday, Sunday's brace of £2,000 titles were also shared between two players.

Byrne won her first PDC Women's Series title with success in Event Seven, defeating Laura Turner 5-1 in the final.

Byrne has previously reached two Women's Series finals, and went all the way in Sunday's opening event to claim the £2,000 prize - and boost her chances of Betfred Women's World Matchplay qualification.

The 25-year-old from Ireland defeated Australia's Corinne Hammond and Finland's Kirsi Viinikainen on her way to the semi-finals, where she enjoyed a 5-3 win over Lisa Ashton.

Byrne then dominated the final against Turner - who had knocked out Beau Greaves in the quarter-finals - by taking the first three legs without reply, including a 13-darter opener, before closing out victory.

Bryne's hopes of winning back-to-back titles were ended by reigning Women's World Matchplay champion Sherrock in the quarter-finals of Event Eight.

Japan's Suzuki then defeated Sherrock 5-2 in the semi-finals, averaging 99 in the process, before overcoming Noa-Lynn van Leuven 5-3 in the final to scoop her second title of 2023.

Van Leuven picked up three straight legs to open up a 3-1 lead in the final, but Suzuki reeled off four in a row - including a 13-darter to level - as she swept to victory.

Suzuki, who averaged over 94 in three of her six games in Event Eight, sits in second place on the Women's Series Order of Merit with £6,500 following the weekend at the Marshall Arena - with Greaves topping the rankings on £10,100.

Greaves - who has dominated almost 12 months of the Women's Series - saw her hopes of yet another title ended by Van Leuven in the Event Eight semi-finals.

Van Leuven's run in Event Eight was her best yet on the Women's Series, having previously reached four quarter-finals.

The PDC Women's Series returns on June 24-25 for a further four events, which will take place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Coverage will be streamed on PDCTV throughout the weekend.

The top two players from the final PDC Women's Series Order of Merit will qualify to compete in the 2023/24 World Darts Championship, alongside the winner of the 2023 Betfred Women's World Matchplay.

The top eight players on the rolling Women's Series Order of Merit after Event 12 will qualify for the 2023 Betfred Women's World Matchplay, which takes place on Sunday July 23 at the Winter Gardens.

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